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Scorpaenichthys

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae

Taxonomy
Scorpaenichthys was named by Girard (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cottidae by Casier (1966); and to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Scorpaenichthys Girard
1966Scorpaenichthys Casier p. 458
2002Scorpaenichthys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderCottales
familyCottidae
genusScorpaenichthysGirard 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Scorpaenichthys Girard 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available